diff --git a/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/apps/data_explorer/discover.spec.js b/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/apps/data_explorer/discover.spec.js
index 57bbfd1fa..9fccc0265 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/apps/data_explorer/discover.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/core-opensearch-dashboards/opensearch-dashboards/apps/data_explorer/discover.spec.js
@@ -279,15 +279,12 @@ describe('discover app', { scrollBehavior: false }, () => {
             .should('be.visible')
             .clear()
             .type('2');
-
-          cy.makeDatePickerMenuOpen();
           cy.getElementByTestId('superDatePickerToggleRefreshButton').click();
 
           // Let auto refresh run
           cy.wait(100);
 
           // Close the auto refresh
-          cy.makeDatePickerMenuOpen();
           cy.getElementByTestId('superDatePickerToggleRefreshButton').click();
 
           // Check the timestamp of the last request, it should be different than the first timestamp
diff --git a/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/commands.js b/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/commands.js
index b33ed750e..a0ccff2e2 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/commands.js
@@ -156,18 +156,6 @@ Cypress.Commands.add('switchDiscoverTable', (name) => {
     });
 });
 
-Cypress.Commands.add('makeDatePickerMenuOpen', () => {
-  cy.get(
-    '[class="euiFormControlLayout euiFormControlLayout--group euiSuperDatePicker"]'
-  ).then(($popover) => {
-    // Check if the popover does not have the 'euiPopover-isOpen' class
-    if (!$popover.hasClass('euiPopover-isOpen')) {
-      // If not open, click the button to open the quick menu
-      cy.getElementByTestId('superDatePickerToggleQuickMenuButton').click();
-    }
-  });
-});
-
 function checkForElementVisibility() {
   cy.getElementsByTestIds('queryInput')
     .should('be.visible')
diff --git a/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/index.d.ts b/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/index.d.ts
index bc71c6ade..703906af3 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/index.d.ts
+++ b/cypress/utils/dashboards/data_explorer/index.d.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ declare namespace Cypress {
       clearSaveQuery(): Chainable<any>;
       deleteSaveQuery(name: string): Chainable<any>;
       switchDiscoverTable(name: string): Chainable<any>;
-      makeDatePickerMenuOpen(): Chainable<any>;
     }
   }
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